Refugee Support

Recently I attended a talk by one of the founders of a relatively small charity called Refugee Support. As those of you who have read With Blood and Scars know, the novel…

Inside Poland interview

Read Interview with BE Andre, whose Engaging Novel “With Blood and Scars” Paints a Portrait of Life Growing up as Pole in Post-War Britain. Whether the children of the post war refugee…

Polonia In London 1960s

With Blood and Scars is set in Polish Manchester in 1966. Multi-cultural Britain at its best – this 1960s film shows how the Poles organised themselves in London and Scotland. Back in…

Stories of Polish exile

You could say I belong to several tribes. This, however, must be my overall favourite. These people, their parents, their grandparents provided me with the moving story of Polish exile in my…